in bangladesh everyone wants a shot at making it in the ga rment industry. i'm headed to a small factory that does finishing of garments. they're supposed to be finishing garments for walmart. i'm posing as a buyer to get in there. for those who can't open large factories, there's always business in sub-contracting, even if it means putting the finishing touches on garments before they're shipped out. >> do you make anything that ends up in walmart? >> yes >> you've made products that go to walmart? >> were you an authorized walmart subcontractor? >> so is this very common? that a lot of factories subcontract for big labels like walmart without authorization? >> sabina? you're 14? so you started working when you were 13 years old? >> so what's the average age of your workers? >> but we just spoke to a girl who said she's 14. >> walmart told us they don't tolerate child labor in their supply chain - and they're investigating whether this finishing center did any work on walmart products. once we found one finishing house, it wasn't hard to find others. >> wha

the region in southwest bangladesh is the country's leading producer of prawns for export. it is at the center of a struggle, pitting thousands of impoverished people who are fighting to conserve the natural resources and livelihood against the might of the prawn industry. a farmer by profession, like countless others, she lost her family's land to shrimp farming. flooded with salt water to aggressive shrimp farmers, families once fertile land lies under a pond. she is not alone. >> [speaking foreign language] >> it is not just the communities where they are cultivated that it is threatened. the rivers of this region flow a placeorest, providing for river dolphins and crocodile, and a local resource for the community. most shrimp farms in bangladesh stuff themselves, caught in the rivers using very fine and nets. for every share of cox, an average of 50 juvenile fish will die. this practice is decimating the marine environment. [speaking foreign language] >> embankments are used in this region to protect farmers and communities from storms that regularly hit this coastline.

. >>> japan's prime minister has just wrapped up a visit to bangladesh and sri lanka. but the goal of strengthening economic ties and boosting security. >>> japanese managers are having difficulty finding workers so they're coming up with novel ways to get the help they need. >>> tokyo! >> and rising costs and environmental concerns are forcing officials in tokyo to re-examine their plans for the 2020 olympic and paralympic games. >>> prime minister shinzo abe talked to the leaders of bangladesh and sri lanka over the weekend about important issues, including the economy and security. he is now on his way back to japan after his three-day visit to south asia. japan has long been the top donor to the two south asian nations but china is increasingly flexing its economic muscle in the region. so abe is playing catchup. >> reporter: abe's visit to sri lanka on sunday was the first by a japanese prime minister in 24 years. the nation is close to sealing a pact with gentlemayea japan. crude oil is shipped along this route. abe and president paxar agreed to launch government

. >>> also, an immigrant from bangladesh, almost killed after 9/11 by a hate-filled anti-arab attacker seeking revenge. as lucky severson reports, the9í victim has now devoted his life to encouraging mercy and forgiveness. >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lily endowment and indian indianapolis based dedicated to religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customize individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy good to have you with us. as we begin our 18th season on the air. there was an outpouring of grief this week over the death of steven sotloff. he was the second american journalist beheaded by islamic state militants. sotloff was jewish. isis released a video of his death as it did with journalist james foley who was beheaded two weeks ago. the killings drew outrage from muslim-american groups including the council on american islamic relations. >> the behavior is morally cruel it is horrifying for us to se

bangladesh growing its future in technology and its young

al jazeera, bangladesh. >> now fridges don't cope well with power cuts. frozen food can quickly be ruined. so can temperature-sensitive medicine in hospitals. but there is a new solution. simon plasti mcgregor woods explains. >> reporter: the perfect temperature of refrigeration of 4 degrees celsius for more than ten days without power. >> grid power is so unreliable for most people in the world that to be able to take energy whenever its availability and put it into a store and make that deliver perfect refridge ration is absolutely massive. it is "t" has a massive impact. >> reporter: water is at its heaviest at 4 degrees successful was. a short chill fridge has ice on the top. when the power is lost a natural reaction keeps a circulation of water and keeps the fridge at a constant 4 degrees whatever the temperature outside. it's revolutionizing the storage of vaccine and blood supplies across the soaping world. they are already available in 48 countries worldwide. they usually deployed by organizations like the world health organization. they can be al

in his video address ayman al zawahiri said he would extend to include myanmar and bangladesh. indian officials are on high alert for threat. >>> al qaeda's reach has been global. it had made attacks in tanzania, yemen. after 2001 attacks included bombings in madrid, london and indonesia. much was destroyed offer 9/11. obvious the last few years al qaeda has done much to rebuild itself. i'm joined by clinton watts, a

. >> we cannot go back to bangladesh. we do not have enough food or work there. here we have enough to survive. >> the hope of illegal migrants rest on this man. he was born in syria. he is the first immigrant to become a mayor in greece. he is a well respected citizen and completely integrated into ociety. he is different from the seasonal workers in bangladesh. >> i will take care of these people. one of my first official acts would be to set of the counseling center in the town hall for migrants. i suppose -- i expect support from the bungalow -- the industry. they can bring their complaints to this office. we also want to offer language courses. their living conditions have to improve. >> there is one thing they will not get in this town hall, documents giving them legal status. greece is called a halt to immigration after all their hard work. -- to immigration. after all their hard work -- >> we have no papers. we get picked up by the police all the time. the farmers think they do not have to pay us. because we live here illegally we have to run -- we have t

. >> we cannot go back to bangladesh. we do not have enough food or work there. here we have enough to survive. >> the hope of illegal migrants rest on this man. he was born in syria. he is the first immigrant to become a mayor in greece. he is a well respected citizen and completely integrated into ociety. he is different from the seasonal workers in bangladesh. >> i will take care of these people. one of my first official acts would be to set of the counseling center in the town hall for migrants. i suppose -- i expect support from the bungalow -- the industry. they can bring their complaints to this office. we also want to offer language courses. their living conditions have to improve. >> there is one thing they will not get in this town hall, documents giving them legal status. greece is called a halt to immigration after all their hard work. -- to immigration. after all their hard work -- >> we have no papers. we get picked up by the police all the time. the farmers think they do not have to pay us. because we live here illegally we have to run -- we have t

bangladesh is about people, people, and more people. one of the most densely pom late countries in the world, it boasts a large labor force, which has attracted businesses from all over the world. 160 million inhabitants pack into a small amount of land. over the past decade, bangladesh has been averaging annual economic growth of nearly 6%. quite a change from its earlier impoverishment. th

. >> in bangladesh, the eco friendly jute industry is in trouble.is a natural fiber used to make bags and clothing. fewer people are using these products, despite a nationwide ban on plastic shopping bags. we have more. >> these men are workers that produce jute, a plant fiber. at one time, they were the largest source in the country. the golden age was what was once known as the golden fiber of bangladesh is all but gone. >> recently, the use is narrow. this is due to ignorance of the people about the jute. >> by the 1980's, manufacturers were turning to plastic. synthetic materials are much cheaper, but far less environmentally friendly. in 2010, the government banned the use of playsistic bags, well cupped by environmental activists and jute producer. >> it didn't last long. politicians are finding it hard to kick the plastic habit. >> this is one of several spots outside the capitol where plastic bag are dumped. it piles up on the road sides and on river beds. unlike jute bags, which decompose in a matter of months. >> on the outskirts, this lan

bangladesh leader is on trial on charges of embezzlement and the trial got underway after a series ofcould be jailed for life if convicted. and the party of b and p is organizing a general strike that forced the closer of almost every business in the capitol and a law gives parliament the way to criticize the judges and we have more from the capitol daca. >> reporter: unlike last year's general strikes when 500 people were killed and hundreds of vehicles were burned as the opposition boycotted a controversial general election, today has been a relatively quite it day in bangladesh but the issues are no less controversial, the opposition has called today's strike to protest against a constitutional amendment that will allow parliament to even peach supreme court justices and previously only a panel of judges led by the chief justice had the ability to do so and opposition says this move will further weaken an already political judiciary and says this already exists in many countries, you can't expect the judges to hold themselves accountable and appoint to judiciary have become too pow

al jazeera, bangladesh. >> a rapidly growing wildfire in the u.s. state of oregon has meant the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes. the fires burning 50 kilometers west of portland. the state's biggest city. the shelf has been set up with local schools for those who were forced to leave. >>> tropical storm has forced more than 2,000 people from their homes in the philippines and the rain has caused widespread flooding. >> reporter: it battered manila for only a few hours, but it caused thousands of homes to flood. rescue crews are still working to reach people around thatted at rising water levels. >> we could have been trapped in our homes, so we needed to evacuate. >> a lot of people were asking for help. it was raining hard and the water levels were going up, so we needed to respond. >> the tropical storm made landfall on friday in the north of the philippines. but it's affects are being felt. meteorologists say the equivalent among half a month's rainfall fell in six hours. relief is being brought in as quickly as possible. >> our

i mentioned bangladesh also. >> there reaction from delhi. >>> investigators paid for by the britishovernment are gathering evidence to be yeasted again -- to be used against islamic state militants if ever needed for a war crime. it came as the family of the american journalist steven sotloff gave first public reaction of video that appears to show him being beheaded by jihadist of the islamic state. they say he was no hero and chose to work this the world's most dangerous places for a reason. >> he wanted to give voice to those that had none. the doctor that struggled to provi provide psychological services to children ravaged by war. their story was steve's story. he sacrificed his life to bring their story. >> that was a representative speaking on behalf of the family of steven sotloff. >>> northern minorities have been targeted in iraq including christians a christia christians. locals have informed armed groups to defend them. >> fire is a typical village where life seems to go on as normal. inhabits are followers of the order known in iraq as the faith. >> it was born in the m

>> unfortunate this time you have seen that pakistan, bangladesh and nepal have been hit badly. to end of september there were more heavy rains reaching 300 mill meters in two days or 1 day, which is quite heavy, and same thing happened with rivers. the rivers were swollen so the issue was so high that even in india, in pakistan cashmere, the rains were so high that it could not be controlled. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> in indian administered cashmere, say the government has abandoned them. many are living like this among buried homes. >>> bangladesh's supreme court has down graded the death sentence handed down to the leader of the party. he will instead spending the rest of his life in prison. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. they have now been detained for 262 days. they are accused of aiding the out lawed muslim brotherhood, a charge they deny. they are appealing their conviction. >>> two commanders have fallen out over money and who controls the country's diamond and gold mines. >> reporter: across the ri

we have this report from central bank -- bangladesh. >> reporter: a darkally. this man and his colleagues are volunteers on a night patrol. it can be dangerous work. this man has been attacked in the past. to protect themselves they carry big sticks. some with sharp plads. >> our aim is to let people sleep in peace. she asleep, we are keeping guard to make sure leaves and criminals cannot enter their homes. >> they start to ask the man if he has seen everything suspicious. he gets the all clear and moves on. the patrols are part of a community policing project. it's part of an effort to close a big gap between the public and the police. >> at this community policing open house, it's held at a police station. locals learn how they can become involved in keeping areas safe and crime free. a key issue at the gathering, mentioned by everywhere, is the need to make the police force nugs that people trust. rather than something they fear. >> previously people would encounter the police, and they'd be afraid. they were frightened of security forces, because of corrupt

bangladesh. >> there has been a peaceful land or police stand off with a kidnapping and murder suspectroxana saberi has that story and more. and news around america, roxana. >> reporter: he was taken into custody early this morning at a hotel in tampa, florida. his ex-girlfriend's four-year-old son was with him and was unharmed. the arrest ended a manhunt that began on thursday when four bodies were found near his home. the police have into the said if they're related to the kidnapper or the boy. >>> five men were teenagers when they were convicted of beating and raping a jog center central park in 1989. they sued the city after the convictions were overturned. they'll each get $1 million for each year they were wrongfully imprisoned. >>> small town on hawai'i's big island is in danger of becoming a hot mess. lava from the kilauea volcano has been. active since june. >>> danger kept along the ground in southern california but it wasn't lava. animal control officers captured a deadly cobra in a los angeles suburb thursday. the snake, an albino cobra, had been on the loose since monday w

it has produced significant rainfall all across bangladesh.n for the moment -- you see how the monsoon between the 1st of september and the 1st of october retreats away towards the south and east, but in the east it is still very active indeed. take the state capitol, september average 187 millimeters, in the last 72 hours they have had 280 millimeters. it's way above what you would expect, and this is what we're seeing at the moment a lot of flooding across the region. 28 people have lost their lives as a combination of flooding and landslides. it does look as though the rain eases off over the next couple of days across this region. so there are signs that we'll see improvement. some heavy rain, but across the north and northwest it looks as though the monsoon rains have finally gone. >> thank you much in this deed. >>> in sport the yankees keep their playoff hopes alive. jo will be here with all of the details in just over 15 minutes. ♪ oh, i love pet day. you guys are just two big softies. cut it out... look at these guys. oh, you... [laug

and warned the al qaeda leader, bangladesh and myanmar against oppressing local people. a dig at how the islamic state group has been operating in iraq and syria. >> ayman al zawahiri is fighting back, re asserting al qaeda and sending out a rallying call to supporters, a subtle but unmistakable rejection to the islamic state challenge to al qaeda. >> we are joined by dubai by a director at gulf research center. a reporter said al qaeda is rejecting the islamic state philosophy, or is it an attempt by al qaeda to prevent its disappearance in the wake of the islamic state? >> actually, mr ayman al zawahiri is used to them, after the emergent of the role played by the new leadership of the is, the islamic state. i think they are feeling the heat. al qaeda losing credibility. the organizers losing credibility, finance, recruit. and argument so i think this is an attempt to revive al qaeda. we have to remember al-qaeda are, since 9/11, al qaeda organise on a regional command structure. arabian peninsula, iraqi now they have lost, and another organization controlled pakistan,

there are countries like india, my own country bangladesh, where the change has to take first stage, but egypt or argentina, where the infrastructure money is needed because the behavior changes happen, you need the money to create the infrastructure. >> chris mentions the engineering feats there were building at the start of century. we're now in the 21st century, from your mind, how has technology changed this equaug, both in terms of the cultural shifts and the infrastructural challenges? >> the technique of delivering water and sanitation has not changed. but what has changed is our ability to communicate with societies. to get the citizens' voices to emerge. we're at a festival where it is ens can demanding change. if you can get that to be articulated the political promise. >> give me an indication where someone has been able to successfully change these things that in some ways the deepest, most private, most essential profound cultural practices. i mean? nothing is sort of more basic than this. >> before i say that, you know, the point that you started off with, girls and wom

in 2010 the bangladesh government banned the use of the plastic bag, welcomed by the environmental act visit and jute producers. >> we are now using due to the use of making the bags. nowadays the people are using it. >> it didn't last for long. despite the ban, they are finding it hard to kick the plastic habit. this is one of several spots outside the capital. plastic bags are dumped and not disposed of properly. the plastic piles up on the roadside and river beds. unlike jute bags which decompose in a matter of months. >> reporter: on the outskirts of the capital the land fall has turned into a network of plastic hills. >> translation: because there's so much plastic use, it poses a problem for us in terms of composition. not only does it not decompose, it slows down the decomposition of the rest of the waste in the landfills. >> there has been progress made by the ban, and claims the use of plastic has been cut by half in the past four years and is the first to admit that what has been accomplished is not enough, and the fight is an uphill battle. >>> time for sport with jo. >> the

. >>> an opportunity for women, a university in bangladesh provides a chance to make a change for themselves their country. >>> thank for joining us, i'm minori

look at pakistan and bangladesh. bangladesh educated its people.gument. isis won't let women and girls be educated. so, how, it sounds wonderful. if we could just build schools. that would be the answer. isis won't let that happen. then what is the answer? -- immediate case, syria, refugee camps, jordan, turkey. a lot of kids aren't getting an adequate education. look at yemen. down the road. yemen is a possible other syria. we can do a lot more. in yemen to, to work on education, to empower women. same thing in afghanistan. and this is hard. there are a lot of toolboxes, military toolbox, diplomatic toolbox. female empowerment toolbox. right now, we have this big huge giant military toolbox and nothing in the others. >> i hate to hopscotch. i want to go back. can i go back to, to isis. >> and ask every isis question for any question? >> no. it is important for you to respond. christiane amanpour, interviewed the prime minister. >> you have one in the last two years. this is a danger. this is a blood game. it is, going to end in a bloodbath. if nob

. >>> when this in video picks up, it's hard to tell, but we're on the bank of the river in bangladesha crowd gathering on the home next to the river. watch what's about to happen. >> uh-oh. >> you see a huge chunk of land just start sinking into the river. keep watching and listen to this. the river swallows up that entire structure. that entire home. >> crazy thing about it, the house is there it sinks and it's gone. you can see the water is glass. it's like it never happened. imagine if that happened at 2:00 in the morning. >>> head back to the states for a hailstorm. listen to this, hear it hitting the homes. but notice, there's a trampoline. you see hail bouncing right off of the trampoline. one of the guys who lives in the home thinks it's a good idea, in fact the father of the person behind the camera, thinks he can jump on the trampoline along with the hail. i'm going to say hail no. >> whoo! >> oh! >> that's a surprise. >> got like a negative jump. >> feel like we should -- >> zero, not even a full jump, right. >> we've seen cats versus lasers before. >> but this is different

. >>> and why police patrols in bangladesh are whistling in the dark. >>> and the singapore grand prix coming up with sanaa. >> the ukrainian government and pro russian rebels have finalized a cease-fire that was agreed to two weeks ago. the deal includes creating a 30-kilometer buffer zone between ukrainian groups and russian separatists. it calls for russians and weapons to leave the territory. it banned flight over the conflict area and both sides have agreed to deploy an international team to monitor the cease-fire. we have more from donetsk on the efforts to end the fighting. >> reporter: the peace talks were supposed to inject confidence into the cease-fire that is supposedly been in place since september 5th, although there have been repeated violations with casualties on both sides, and reports of more fighting overnight and into today. what's been discussed, and what has apparently been agreed is the creation of a buffer zone where the ukrainian forces and pro russian rebels would we draw their heavy artillery pieces and other heavy weaponry back from the conflict zone 15 kilo

i'm with al jazeera in bangladesh. >> reporter: 40 people died after heavy rains in pakistan. the fatalities were caused by collapsed buildings and electrocution from broken power lines. the country's metrological department want this to stop from further rising levels. it's appropriate time to bring in everton fox with pakistan and surrounding countries with the weather there. >> that is right, david, the weather has no borders and that is certainly the case here. you see the massive cloud up to the far northwest of india into that northeastern side of pakistan. massive cloud here. we have seen very, versus heavy rainfall. and a cloud over the last 24 hours we seen 250 millimeters of rain. look at this, 189 millimeters of rain in only 6 hours, hence the widespread flooding we have seen here and move across the border into the northwestern corner of india and this is the kind of conditions people have been contending with here, widespread flooding here as well and rescues have taken place, the army, the fire department and indeed the police force helping out with a rescue miss

of jihad, adding that al qaeda would fight to revive the islamic caliphate in india, myanmar and bangladesh. >> european, and sanctions on russia have given india a chance to boost its export. not everybody is convinced. >> business is brisk at this topics plant outside new delhi. most of the speakers and electronics are for the market. since 1952, the company has gradually increased its exports, and with the government's encouragement, it's considering russia. >> i think we are having a great opportunity because of the sanctions. once we enter at this point in time in those countries, possibly we can have a bright future. >> a future in russia many export companies here never considered before. >> india had an opportunity to increase exports to iran a few years ago, an opportunity some say was wasted. this time around the government is trying to be proactive by encouraged industries to increase or start exports to russia. not everyone is convinced it's the right fit for them. >> a few kilometres away, the garment business exports, but not to russia. >> they buy from china. >> clothing and

ice in the far north of the arctic to the rising sea level threatening low-lying countries like bangladesh the fear of -- and drought intensifying in the grain belt of the united states, climate change is described by the united nations is potentially devastating. >> climate change is a defining issue of our age. >> today, the u.n. called a special summit on global warming. more leaders turned up than ever before on the subject. but for years there has been deadlock in negotiations. >> getting anywhere has always been a struggle. the talking started in 1992 at the earth summit in rio. that year, carbon dioxide totaled about 28 billion tons. five years later, the two-year joe -- the kyoto treaty try to tackle global warming. at the copenhagen summit five years ago, which failed to reach a global agreement, emissions 20 --n -- for more than 34 billion tons and rising. and they are said to be 40 billion tons with no sign yet of falling. world eyes are on the because polluter, china, where there are public demand for cleanup. today, the chinese prime ministers signaled a shift. missions, he sa

you know, pakistan is a mess, bangladesh is not.t's partly because bangladesh and yemen educated and empowered women. >> the president also mentioned education throughout this speech. cheryl, i interviewed the u.n. special representative on sexual violence and conflict earlier this year. one thing she's been saying is that maybe 1,500, as many as 1,500 in this conflict in iraq have been forced into sexual slavery at the hands of isis. this seems to be an overwhelmingly significant part of their ideology. the sub >> well, for them, it's really a weapon of war. it is a way to terrorize communities. if you actually rape the women, you basically make them powerless because everybody feels as though they don't want their women hurt. so it's a very critical weapon for them. obviously, what the west can do is make sure this is not acceptable. there are long-term you can use education and empowerment. in the short-term, you still do need to, you know, invade, you need to separate the women from these situations. you need to just basically s

. >>> a strake in bangladesh forced the closure of every business, it's been prompted by a law givingarliament the power to impeach supreme court judges. the parliament is dominated by the ruling party, weakening the judiciary. >>> commanders in ukraine are acausing pro-russian separatists and russian troops of firing at government forces. officials in kiev say they won't set up a buffer zone until all sides abide by the terms of a peace plan. >> iraq was once a sophisticated center for arts and learning. more recently it's been recognised for political instability and fighting. on some days the best musicians tried to transcend the violence with bows and strings. imran khan reports from baghdad. [ ♪ music ] >>reporter: this might be the least likely weapon iraq has deployed against i.s.i.l. this is the iraqi national symphony in collaboration with the baghdad youth orchestra. they begin with the national an them, and iraqi officials say concert like these are crucial in the battle against i.s.i.l., who swore to destroy anything that doesn't conform to their ideology, including music.

. >> and bangladesh now, they just announced a new cell in bangladesh. so i think what-- . >> rose: not to mention asia. >> right. well, they've done a pretty good job in combatting-- but the asians have done a pretty good job of rooting it out. so why i say tip of the iceberg, i think in that huge geographic area that i just talked about, you're going to see isis like problems pop up over the next five years, ten years, 15 years, 20 years. >> rose: there is the greatest foreign policy challenge to the united states to date. >> i think so. >> rose: not russia, not china. >> i break down national security in to threats to the united states, and challenges. the greatest threat to the united states without a doubt in my mind is islamic fundamentalism. the greatest challenge to the united states is how do we deal with a rising china. how do we come to terms with a rising power in east asia when we are the status quo power. when we need to have a good relationship with this country both for economic reasons and for national security reasons. greatest threat,

deserve deserves the living wage when the productb that they are selling is pretty good wage than in bangladesh where they don't get a safer place to works and whis the person in the america get a higher wage than the market rate would be? >> well, jessica can, a -- jess, are you worried that if the minimum wage is double what it is currely, doesn't that hurt for the very workers who are asking for it? >>ontrary here. everyone is talking a lot about the people working to get themselves out of poverty, and to make sure that they are no longer on the government hand oufts and subsidies, but experts say it is $11 an hour to make sure that the family of four is just at the poverty line. so these folks areorking 40 hours a week, and adults making $7 or $8 an hour, and there is no way for them to get out of poverty. so increase it to the level where people can buy their own groceries and pay rent and get out of poverty, they can spend more themselves at mcdonald's, and other businesses and the economy is going to continue to grow, and that is thwhole point. >> okay. tr tracy,hat do you think of that?

. >> we have brothers from bangladesh iraq, cambodia, australia, u.k. >> islamic state members say anyone not part of their group is not a true muslim and therefore a legitimate target in their holy war. islam's highest authorities reject the ideology totally. >> it is painful that such inhumane crimes are committed in the name of islam, which is a religion of mercy. >> their ideas may be rejected by mainstream muslims, but their message and sophisticated propaganda machines of finding a growing audience. >> in just one weeks time, voters in scotland go to the polls to decide if they want to break away from the rest of the u.k. the last stages have become very tight. the results could go either way. that is creating financial uncertainty. teacher large banks have warned they could leave scotland if it votes for independence. let's get the report. >> a blow to scotland's yes campaign. the owner of bank of scotland says it will move its legal headquarters away from here in edinburg. that is should scotland vote in favor of independence. the royal bank of scotland is expected to make a simil

. >>> bangladesh's supreme court commuted the death sentence of the leader of jam at al-islam, the largest religious party. the leader was sentenced to death for crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence. the chief justice says his sentence is now imprisonment for the rest of his life. >> in columbia seven police officers have been killed and five injured. the group has been blamed tore attacking -- for attacking a convoy. >> they have been engaged in peace talks after a 50 year guerilla war. >> there has been violence in the streets of brazil, following the eviction of 200 families. police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters. there has been clashes in the past between police and the ruthless movement. and they organise families to move into abandon buildings in an effort to provide more low-cost housing. >> ukraine has moved closer to ending months of violence, the government giving freedom to areas in the east where the fighting has fan place. new deals -- taken place. new deals are strengthening ties. >> reporter: two historic votes in one days, kiev compromisin

jÁnati jahan jeny from bangladesh did.he sent us this picture of her favourite specialty -- it's called fuska and it's got quite a bit of spice. you can find the recipe on our facebook page . and janati is about to find a global 3000 apron in her postbox. if you want one too, don't be shy and just send us a recipe! >> to africa now where one region in particular is renowned as the home of the continent's largest flamingo population. kenya's lake bogoria national reserve in the north west of the country also has a reputation for being very successful at balancing the interests of nature with those of the people who call the region their home. and just as the lake is about to gain recognition as a top candidate for a "green list" of well protected areas, it's main attraction is deserting it in droves. we meet the rangers trying to get tens of thousands of flamingos to stay. >> chief warden william kimosop is a man who likes to take things in hand. but here he can only watch helplessly. up to two million dwarf flamingos used

. >>> in bangladesh it can take hours for are response to crime, so they are encouraging community policing, where locals team up with the police. we have this report. >> reporter: a dark alley turns into a darker one. a little wary, this man blows his whistle to scare off anyone lurking around the corner. he and his colleagues are volunteers on a night patrol. it can be dangerous work. this man has been attacked in the past, whilst on patrol. they carry big sticks, some with sharp blades, to protect themselves. >> translation: our aim with the night patrol is to let people sleep in peace. they are sleeping. we keep guard to make sure thieves, criminals cannot enter their homes and loot their properties. >> reporter: he asks a man if he has seen anything suspicious. >> controls are part of a community policing project. the goal is to cabinet locals involved, specially in places the police find difficult to reach. it's part of an effort to close a big gap between the public and the police. at this community, it's housed at the police station. locals learn how they can become involved in keep

. >>> in bangladesh the library movement has turned into a storm. 30 have sprung up.e are small rooms in people's homes. we have more. >> reporter: saddam hussein - that is his real name, used to spend a lot of time outside school, being bored, like most students here. then the library came along much it's a bunch of books in a small room at this man's house. for many bike saddam, it's -- like saddam, it's indispensable. >> it's like an entertainment center for me. before i had time on my hand. it wouldn't pass. now the books are like my friends. i spend time with them. >> reporter: the library is part of the village library movement, started in a small room in this man's house. he would ask friends and family to donate books, and share them with the youth in his village. today his once remote library is a college, where teenagers and young adults gather for classes, computer lessons and to read their favourite novels. >> translation: there's plenty of violence by student politicians and during elections. here, no such thing happened. all the young people belonging to

. >>> also, an immigrant from bangladesh, almost killed after 9/11 by a hate-filled anti-arab attacker seeking revenge. as lucky severson reports, the9í victim has now devoted his life to encouraging mercy and forgiveness. >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lily

folks at "sesame street" will be educating more than 40 million children in nigeria, india and bangladeshe. and here to tell us more about proper sanitation habits, please welcome elmo and reya from "sesame street." >> we're here to tell you about using the toilet. >> uh-huh. a clean toilet is the best place to go when you need to pee and poo. >> elmo always uses a clean toilet when elmo needs to go pee or poo. >> grown-ups listen, using a clean toilet will help keep everyone healthy and super strong. >> my name is alexandria fitzgerald. >> some really inspiring and important messages here tonight. we are going to go to break. stay with us. we have a lot of big acts ahead right here on msnbc. >>> welcome back to our live coverage of the global citizen festival. we return to our main program on stage. we have some big announcements in this fight against global poverty. >> an essential issue in the fight against poverty is sanitation. so many things we take for granted, clean toilets, clean water, being able to wash our hands all the time. that's not available to billions of people all over

this has been true in bangladesh. extraordinary, almost 100% repayment., -- oneof way they may have done this was through direct sellers. and this is due to your relationship with avon. i am wondering how this has involved because direct selling is different now than it was when avon was there. >> avon started in 1986. but i think the direct selling --el, not the whole industry >> herbalife, for example. >> yes, herbalife, mary kay, and there are some other companies, but direct sales is a huge industry, and it is a combination of high tech, so the use of mobile devices is important. , and it is having a one to one relationship that is important for a consumer, and it is still a viable growing business. number of ourgood borrowers do engage in direct sales. with their loan money and their capital. >> and one of the ways they also access new businesses, there is the new apple iphone 6, and do those conversations come up with the board level, about how the apple ecosystem and the iphone are changing small and midsize businesses, such as the women and the bu